I'm Nicole Lapin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.

It's time for some money rehab. In honor of the Golden Globes on Sunday, I'm sharing an interview with the

woman behind one of the films nominated this weekend. Diana Naiad.

Diana was the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida,

swimming over 100 miles in 53 hours.

And she did it at 64 years old.

Nellee Galan talked with Diana on the M&N Pod Moneymaker all about what the movie

did and didn't get right and the specific lessons she has for reaching your goals at any age. Any age. Welcome to Moneymaker, the podcast that gives you the tools to enrich your life in every

sense of the word.

I'm your host Nellie Galan. Let's get started.

Diana Nyad, that movie, Nyad made me cry hysterically and as someone who has lived through it with you knowing that it was

going to happen, how proud are you to see all your life's work on screen in such a beautiful way.

Well, it's funny, you just used two words to what I'm feeling, excited and proud.

And the truth is, the latter is more the case. I think that Bonnie and I all the way through this process from years ago when it was just executive producers and film financiers meeting with me about my life and my book and then Bonnie became part of the

meetings. We always felt very grounded. We didn't feel ever that we were going to jump out of

our skins as to happening, although I will say the day we found out Annette Benning

had accepted the role and the next day found out

Jody Foster had accepted the role. Now, then we were jumping out of our skin, okay? I admit to that.

But right now I think the word, the grounding, deep word is proud. How many people do extraordinary things and do they get their

stories to come to the magic of movies because you know me Nelly I've told my story to you. I told my story on an off-Broadway show,

a memoir that did pretty well and is out again now, find a way, is the title of it, but nothing, nothing can come up to the reach

and the drama and the inspiration that a major motion picture with all these world-class artists. I mentioned the two

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